Bombay duck
noun/ˌbɒmbeɪ ˈdʌk/
/ˌbɑːmbeɪ ˈdʌk/
[uncountable]- dried fish eaten with curriesWord Originmid 19th cent.: alteration of bummalo (of the same meaning), through association with Bombay in India, from which bummalo were exported; the reason for the use of the term duck is unknown.
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